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  1. Rate rise PremiumShire of Harvey residents hit with 7 per cent rate hike

  2. footballPremiumBulls charge into top five

  3. Champion returnsThe master does it again!

  4. footballPremiumDonnybrook outrun Bulls with thumping victory

  5. ‘doing some damge’PremiumJeremy McGovern sees big future for Harvey’s Brady Hough

AFL WatchPremiumModest outings for SW AFL stars

From a heart-breaking loss to a stunning comeback, Harvey’s Brady Hough and Manjimup’s Marlion Pickett were in on the action in the latest round of AFL.

Carly Laden

camp quashed PremiumLithium giant’s plans for Binningup worker camp denied

A lithium manufacturing giant’s plan to build a 1000-bed workers camp in Binningup were quashed at a Shire of Harvey council meeting, but one councillor believes the resolution will not be the end of the saga. 

Kasper Johansen

Get Up Stand Up Show Up PremiumOur Lady of Mercy celebrates doubling of Indigenous students

Celebrating a 50 per cent increase in Indigenous enrolments and encouraging its students to get up, stand up and show up, Our Lady of Mercy College’s Indigenous liaison officer has given a powerful message.

Kasper Johansen

shocking statistics Extent of South West animal cruelty reports revealed

Disturbing data revealed by the RSPCA has shown the extent of animal cruelty reports plaguing the South West as six of the region’s local government areas have been named in a list ranking 10 WA ‘hotspots’.

Kasper Johansen

biosecurityPremiumWorld’s most expensive Macca’s run

A hungry Aussie bought two egg and sausage McMuffins and a ham croissant on the way home without knowing how much it would cost them.

Ellen Ransley

football‘Winning breeds winning’: Pink and Bulls ready for Lions

The fifth-placed Harvey Bulls have a shot at redemption and another chance to beat arch rivals Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault for the first time in almost five years on Saturday.

Luke McPherson

footballPercentage could earn Bulls a home final

The Harvey Bulls know percentage could be the deciding factor of whether they earn a home final as the season reaches the pointy end. 

SW ChampsPremiumPremiumPeel teams dominate SW regional netball championship

Despite some less-than-favourable weather conditions, Bunbury’s South West Sports Centre became a hive of activity for netballers of all ages in the South West & Peel Regional Championships.

footballPremiumPremiumBulls charge into top five

The Harvey Bulls chances of returning to the SWFL finals for the first time since 2017 have been given a massive boost with an impressive away victory over Donnybrook. 

Champion returnsThe master does it again!

It has not been an ideal year for Bunbury champion Jesse Gribble, who has spent extended time on the sidelines getting his body right. 

Justin Fris

footballPremiumDonnybrook outrun Bulls with thumping victory

The Dons became the first team to keep the Bulls scoreless this season, dominating all day to win 11.8 (74) to no score. 

Luke McPherson

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Tributes for ‘heart and soul’ mum killed in Albany Hwy crash

The news of Nicole Weeden’s death has sparked an outpouring of grief and tributes in Albany, where she was a beloved figure in the local sporting scene.

Liam Croy

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Everything you need to know about the Voice to Parliament

Calls are mounting for more detail to be revealed amid concerns an ill-informed public would be sent to the ballot box to enshrine the key Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Rebecca Le May

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‘I’m not a purist’: Nigella on food, guilt and pleasure

Nigella doesn’t do guilt, right? Turns out there is something about food that makes her feel guilty. It’s just not what you might think.

Kate Emery

Regional News

business climatePremiumPilbara businesses savaged by rising costs, worker shortages

Rising costs, worker shortages and disrupted supply chains are savaging Pilbara businesses, according to a survey conducted by WA’s peak business body.

Alexander Scott

Going upPremiumKalgoorlie-Boulder rates to rise by 5 per cent in 2022-23

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s most significant rates rise in years aims to fund ongoing community investment as increasing costs bite.

Neil Watkinson

Highway horrorPremiumOne dead, two injured in tragic Albany Highway crash

Major crash investigators are calling for information about the horror head-on collision.

Liam Croy

Sex assaultPremiumPremiumREVEALED: Perth FIFO worker charged over Broome jogger rape

A fly-in, fly-out electrical mining worker has appeared in court charged over the terrifying rape of a woman who was out on her morning jog in Broome.

Highway horrorPremiumPremiumSerious crash closes Albany Highway in Great Southern

The highway remained closed at 6.20pm, with a detour in place via Millbrook Road, Chester Pass Road and Settlement Road.

Dramatic rescuePremiumPremiumFirefighters pull man from wreckage of head-on crash

WA’s RAC rescue helicopter was called to a serious collision in the small Southwest town of Nannup on Saturday.

WA News

Funding boost PremiumBlack spot funding secured for road safety projects

The City of Rockingham has successfully secured $1.84 million in State and Federal black spot funding to help deliver five key road safety projects over the next two years.

Telissa Ryder

NBL1 West PremiumFlames burn bright in dominant win over Redbacks

Rockingham Flames have snapped their six-game losing streak in emphatic fashion, taking down the Perth Redbacks by 41 points at Mike Barnett Sports Complex on Saturday.

Telissa Ryder

Bail deniedPremiumPremiumTerrifying details of alleged Broome FIFO rape revealed

Shocking details surrounding the terrifying rape of a woman who was out on her morning jog in Broome have emerged, with the accused rapist alleged to have left DNA and reading glasses at the scene.

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Premium‘Angry’ man who set off bomb in Leederville sentenced

A Queens Park painter who detonated a homemade bomb outside the Leederville workplace of a man he met on ‘an app’ has no memory of why he carried out the attack.

PoliticsPremiumPremium‘Calm down’: McGowan’s warning to China

Outspoken West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has weighed in on Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and issued a stern warning to China.

‘Terrible decisions’PremiumMan accused of underwear knife attack on estranged wife

An angry, estranged husband walked to his wife’s house in his underpants, let himself in with a spare key and then launched a vicious knife attack on her as she slept next to their four year-old granddaughter.

Tim Clarke